GHOST, CRASHDÏET, NICKE BORG HOMELAND and WATAIN are among the five final nominees that are competing for the “Best Hard Rock/Metal” honor at the Swedish Grammis awards (Swedish Grammy equivalent), which will be held February 19, 2014 at Cirkus in Stockholm. The bands are all nominated for their most recent releases, all of which came out during 2013.

CULT OF LUNA‘s Vertikal, GHOST‘s Infestissumam, WATAIN’s The Wild Hunt, IN SOLITUDE‘s Sister and TIGER BELL‘s Don’t Wanna Hear About Your Band are up for a nomination at the P3 Guld Awards in Sweden for Rock/Metal Of The Year.

P3 Guld 2014 will take place January 18 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. There are two types of tickets; standing room for 395 crowns, and seating for 460 crowns. The ticket also includes entry (subject to availability) to the P3 Gold club night after the gala on January 18. Club Evening will take around Trädgår’n in Gothenburg. To gain access to the club night, you must be at least 18 years old.

Recently RockNLive.org interviewed one of the nameless ghouls of GHOST, talking about their new EP “If You Have Ghost”, released via Loma Vista Recordings on November 19th. Check out the interview below:

Swedish occult rockers GHOST (aka Ghost B.C.) will release their new EP “If You Have Ghost” through Loma Vista Recordings on November 19th.

Tracklisting:
‘If You Have Ghosts’ (originally recorded by ROKY ERICKSON)
‘I Am A Marionette’ (originally recorded by ABBA)
‘Crucified’ (originally recorded by ARMY OF LOVERS)
‘Waiting For The Night’ (originally recorded by DEPECHE MODE)
‘Secular Haze’ (recorded live at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

Professionally filmed video footage of Swedish occult rockers GHOST performing the song “Secular Haze” live on May 11 at Webster Hall in New York City can be seen below.

A nameless ghoul stated: “Playing in New York will always feel very special for us, since it was the first city in the U.S. that embraced us. Every time we play there, it marks another step up for us — going from filling up the basement at Webster Hall, to filling up the Bowery to finally play at sold-out Webster Hall. We simply love New York.”